Wednesday, November 21, 2007

As Dick Vitale Would Say: We Need A "T.O." Baby!

UPDATE: After the comments, I just had to add the pic. It is a small world.

A good coach knows when to call a time-out, so I am calling one right now.

This has been a non-stop run since February, and I certainly appreciate all of you coming along for the ride. This is a good time to take a couple of days and get back to the family and relax with some football.

The Daly Planet will return on Sunday with a new column and take the week to finish the topics that we need to review from the 2007 NASCAR season.

Then, we will begin a series where you can ask questions of different NASCAR TV personalities, and they will answer them...imagine that.

To start off, we are going to speak with Steve Byrnes, Randy Pemberton, and Wendy Venturini when the banquets are over. There will be three or four more names added to that list shortly. Start thinking of your questions for the first three.

Note: For those of you browsing this site for the first time, the comments section is still open on each column. Please feel free to add your opinion.

If you would like to pass along some Thanksgiving words to the hearty group of Daly Planet readers that have kept this site going all year long, this would be the place. I hope everybody has a safe and wonderful holiday, and we will see you on Sunday.

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To JD, and all the other wonderful people that inhabit this little corner of NASCAR world ----

Have a wonderful, and safe, Thanksgiving. May you and your families be blessed with good health and happiness.

On a personal note, MrTRL and I have successfully survived the first 24 hours of the 3 1/2 yo grandson, so things look good for the remainder of the weekend. LOL

Edited because I had a "senior moment"

JD, I'm looking forward to your continuing this column, in some form or another. It has been so nice to see intelligent(for the most part) conversation about the airing of the sport we all love so much.

I love NASCAR so much and thanks to you I have had a place to express my feelings. Thanks so much. There will be a certain vacuum in my weekends until Daytona, so it is nice to know that a little of the sport will be carried on here. I'm anxious to hear what the personalities have to offer...it will be fun.Thanksgiving to you and all the other NASCAR fans out there who love this sport as much as I do.

The funny thing is, you would be hard pressed to find a nicer guy in TV sports thank Dick Vitale.

Even with his big success, he is a family man who still goes to church every Sunday and treats everyone with great respect.

His energy is always on, and he was wonderful to me when we both worked very long days during the many seasons of the NCAA Hoop Tourney when it was on ESPN.

One day, my brother met him on an airline flight and mentioned me, even thought I am sure Dick had no clue about me after all these years. Vitale said a lot of nice things and the next day an autographed copy of his book arrived at my brother's office.

JD, hope you have a wonderful holiday. Thank you for giving RACE fans a place to express our opinions and ideas. It's nice to know that someone, somewhere, is listening to the fans. I hope you can continue this blog. For many of us it's theraputic to have a place to vent!

Finally, a month ago, I found this blog...and found people saying exactly, Exactly, EXACTLY! what I was feeling about the horrible job ESPN was doing with NASCAR broadcasts. Whoo..this helped relieve my yelling-at-the-TV stress.

I'm no writer...and appreciate all the bloggers stating their opinions in an interesting way. Thanks to you, JD, for your providing this forum, and especially your professional observations. LP in KS

Geez JD, we just want to thank you for giving Nascar fans a place to vent!! Seems T-Day went well for you & God bless your GF for letting you post to all of us!!! Can't wait to connect w/the TV folks we love & appreciate (heart you) for that, bud!!!! It's much appreciated by a TON of fans, even tho they just read & don't post! I an just brave when I've had a few drinks...still luv ya!!